GE Healthcare recalls 142 CARESCAPE Monitor B650 units with serial numbers starting with SEW or SK. When multiple units connect to the same network and experience prolonged overload, they may restart repeatedly without completing the process. No immediate action is required for users but should monitor network stability.
When multiple CARESCAPE Monitor B650 units are connected to the same network and a network overload occurs for a prolonged time, the monitors may simultaneously restart as designed. The monitor restart will not be completed until the network issue has been corrected.
GE Healthcare is recalling 142 CARESCAPE Monitor B650 units with specific serial numbers. If multiple units are connected to the same network and a network overload occurs for a prolonged time, the monitors may restart repeatedly without completing the process. This could cause temporary disruption but does not pose a safety risk.
When multiple CARESCAPE Monitor B650 units are connected to the same network and a network overload occurs for a prolonged time, the monitors may restart repeatedly without completing the process. This is a temporary network issue that does not cause injury or damage.
Healthcare facilities using the CARESCAPE Monitor B650 units with the listed serial numbers are affected. The risk is low as the issue only causes temporary restarts without safety hazards.
Check your monitor's serial number, which starts with SEW or SK followed by 12 characters (e.g., SEW13497373HA). The recall includes 142 specific serial numbers listed in the official notice.
Identify your monitor's serial number, which starts with SEW or SK followed by 12 characters (e.g., SEW13497373HA).
No, this recall does not pose a safety risk. The issue causes temporary restarts without injury or damage.
No immediate action is required. Users should monitor network stability and ensure only one monitor is connected to the network if possible.
142 specific CARESCAPE Monitor B650 units with serial numbers starting with SEW or SK are affected.
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Subject: Recall Z-2340-2018 — GE Healthcare GE Healthcare Hello, I own a GE Healthcare that is covered by recall Z-2340-2018 from GE Healthcare. I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this? Thank you.
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